Kentucky · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ballard County, KY
Ballard County (population 7,728) records real-property documents through the Ballard County Clerk. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Ballard County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ballard County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Ballard County Clerk, 132 North 4th St (PO Box 145), Wickliffe, KY 42087-0145
- Phone
- (270) 335-5168
- Website
- ballard.clerkinfo.net
- Checks payable to
- Ballard County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ballard County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $50.00 (standard deed, includes first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page beyond 5 pages
- Other fees
- Deed of correction $46.00; deed with release $50.00; mortgage $80.00; $4.00 per additional notation reference; KY real estate transfer tax $0.50 per $500 of value (imposed on grantor)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ballard County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Ballard County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11 in. paper of sufficient weight; black ink, min 8-pt font; 2-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins; typed names required underneath all signatures
Can you e-record in Ballard County?
Ballard County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Ballard County, Kentucky
- Prepare the document so it meets Ballard County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Ballard County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ballard County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ballard County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ballard County property are searchable at Ballard County Property Valuation Administrator (PVA). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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